Same subject
Swordbeach12
Title
Memorial to Commandant Kieffer, beside the Flame Monument at Sword beach, Ouistreham, Normandy, France.
Caption
"In 1944 Ouistreham was a town situated just behind Riva Bella on the Norman coast. Close to the mouth of the River Orne and the Caen Canal the area was strongly defended. The 177 Frenchmen of the 1st Batallion of Fusiliers Marins Commandos landed there on 6 June 1944. The French under Commandant Kieffer were integrated to the N°4 British Commando. They were granted the honour to set foot on Normandy soil in the first wave. The Commandos left about fourty casualties on the beach and moved inland. Commandant Kieffer was wounded but went on with his troops." http://www.normandie44lamemoire.com/versionanglaise/fichesvillesus/oistrehamus2.html
Info+
Photographe : Maurice Savage
Date
Jul 14, 2009
Credit line
Photo12/Alamy/Maurice Savage
Reference
LMY24T01_BEP24M
Usage
only for France
Model release
No
Property release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
48,9Mb (1,7Mb) / 11,1in x 17,1in / 3334 x 5128 (300dpi)